NEW YORK, December 19, 2025 (WAFA) - The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned on Friday that Gaza remains in a man-made hunger crisis.
Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General, said that a new report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) showed how fragile recent gains have been.
“The latest report from the IPC info underscores how fragile the gains have been since the ceasefire began in October. While Gaza Governorate is no longer classified as being in famine, 1.6 million people still face high levels of acute food insecurity,” he wrote on X.
He stressed that this “catastrophe” could only be brought to an end if supplies are “let in at scale and humanitarians allowed to do their job.”
He noted that UNRWA currently has food parcels for 1.1 million people and flour for the entire population waiting to enter the Gaza Strip.
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